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Negligence in crown and bridge treatment prior to periodontal treatment results in periodontal surgery and new crowns for Florida plaintiff and $47,500 settlement. The plaintiff, a forty-year old part-time nursing student and housewife was examined by the defendant’s associate who told her that she needed many of her teeth capped but that she first had...

Improperly contoured crowns and bridges and negligence in performance of root canal by two defendant dentists results in $21,000 Florida settlement. The plaintiff was a forty-five year old retailer who had eight teeth prepared in four quadrants as abutments for four bridges after having periodontal treatment. During the crown and bridge phase of treatment, the...

$35,000.00 settlement for professor with failed crown & bridge treatment. Plaintiff was a university-level professor with a Ph.D., in her mid-40s, who underwent extensive implant supported crown and bridge reconstruction by her general dentist. Because the lower posterior teeth were either over-prepared or were otherwise too short, the lower bridge was unstable and torqued itself...

After 16 years being under the care of same general dentist, patient ends up in worse dental condition than when she started and with failed bridges – $65,000 settlement. Plaintiff was a 50 year old insurance company claims adjuster who had been under the care of the same general dentist for 16 years. This dentist...

Florida dentist can’t seem to make acceptable maxillary bridge – $30,000 settlement. Middle-aged homemaker sought replacement for her 12-crown upper bridge from defendant general dentist and the bridge was made and remade and remade. The dentist accepted the bridge even though there was a “rock” in it and it failed to fully seat which caused...

Jury verdict for California woman claiming defective crown and bridgework Plaintiff, who was a 39 year old geriatric attendant, sued defendant general dentist who made nine single crowns and a three-unit fixed bridge during a thirteen month course of treatment, and alleged that the bridge and crowns were overcontoured and extending too far under her...

Periodontal abscess caused by defective bridge not properly treated — bridge replaced and gingival graft surgery required — $24,000 settlement in Florida. The plaintiff was a thirty-eight year old mail carrier who had been receiving regular dental care from the defendant general dentist for several years. He complained about a “white spot” on his gums...

Florida dentist follows patient’s preference Instead of his own judgment in crown and bridge treatment – $25,000 settlement. The fifty-six year old plaintiff visited the defedant general dentist for reconstructive dental treatment. She was missing most of her teeth and her remaining teeth were in general disrepair with significant amounts of bone having been lost...

$100,000.00 Settlement for Florida woman with painful numb lip and chin following apicoectomy. Plaintiff was a 60ish homemaker who was referred to the defendant endodontist because of continued sensitivity following crown placement on a lower premolar tooth. A conventional root canal procedure was performed and the patient continued to complain of sensitivity. Within six weeks...